Hyvn ætter Hare is a blackade game played on Funen Island in Denmark. One player plays as the hare, and the other as three hounds, which attempt to trap the hare.
Rules
Square board, divided into eight equal triangles, and a circle around the square, touching it at the corners, One player plays as the hare, the other player as three hounds. Players take turns placing one of their pieces on the board. When a player has placed all their pieces, they move to an adjacent empty spot. When the hounds block the hare from being able to move, the hounds win.
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Sources
Kristiansen, M. 1937. "Gamle Sandsager." Fynsk Hjemstavn: 29-30.
Michaelsen, P. 2014. "Haretavl - Hare and Hounds as a Board Game." In M. Teichert (ed.), Sport und Spiel bei den Germanen: Nordeuropa von der römischen Kaiserzeit bis zum Mittelalter. Berlin: De Gruyter.
